Mood Swings

[iloveallrabbits]

my 6 month old doe named angel. when she was abit younger she was the sweetest rabbit now it is like she is stuck ina permanent bad mood

will she ever be sweet again?

HELP

PLZ

 

[ayglnu13]

Is there any chance that she is pregnant? Is she fixed? These both could have an impact on how she acts.

~Amy+Nimue+Babies~

 

[iloveallrabbits]

no she is not fixed, she just started acting this way a week ago and i am a little concerned

 

[ayglnu13]

is there any possible way that she is pregnant?

~Amy

 

[Emmy-webby]

Maybe she's in her teenage years?

 

[ayglnu13]

Wouldnt her teenage years have passed? Usually smaller rabbits are classified as seniors when they are over 6 months.

~Amy

 

[iloveallrabbits]

she isnot fixed

she liveswith a 6 month old buck

 

well Iluv chances of her beingpregnant is 100 % living withan unneautered buck seperatethem as soon as possableyou dont want her having baboes in therewith him , chances of her killing themare too great , orthe buck will do thesame seperate themasap .

 

[Bramble Briar86]

I bet she's pregnant too, like gypsy said, if youdon't seperate them, she could get nervous and either eat or kill herbabies. The buck will also do this too.

Make sure to get them neutered and spayed if you want them to livetogether. It will decrease territorial spraying from the male and theywill both have a sweeter temperment and decrease the chances of uterinecancer in the female.

Ellie

 

[rabbitluvr04]

She is probably 100% pregnant, as I found outrabbits can breed in LITERALLY (i AM BEING COMPLETLY TRUTHFUL) 1SECOUND! Seperate them immediatly she sounds as if she is pretty farinto her pregnancy.

 

[Paulo]

Just wondering, if you seperate the buck from thedoe, when the doe is pregnant, does it count if you just put them inseperate cages, but very near one another or alittle away from another,or is it still bad to keep the buck near the doe?

 

[rabbitluvr04]

I would keep them completly seperate places,pregnant rabbits and especially ones that have already given birth tothere kits are very unconfortable around other rabbits, they sometimeseven kill the kits if they feel threatened. :shock:

 

[Paulo]

Cool thanks for the advice, one more question, what age is the best age for bunnies to be pregnant.

----Back in Brazil I had 2 rabbits, I was about 6 and I had them in theyard, when the female rabbit had her kits, she had them inside thehouse, underneath my bed, and she and the babies started crying orsomething, I cried and cried and woked up my mom because I thought theywere rats and stuff under my bed, so that night my mother had to sleepaside me so i would actually go to sleep, but the thing is, did she laythem there so the male rabbit wouldnt come in and kill them? I heardthe buck kills the babys like some does

 

[rabbitluvr04]

Yes bucks can kill the babies, The ideal age to breed is I think At least a year.

 

[Paulo]

Should the doe and buck have their cages awayfrom one another, even without the doe bein pregnant or is it ok tohave the doe and a buck in the same room, diff cages

 

[dajeti2]

Thet can be in the same room. In fact wehad Apollo and Athena's cages side by side. If they try and fightthrough the cage give them a bit more room apart.

Tina

 

[rabbitluvr04]

not too close though because I found out a year or two ago that rabbits EASILY mate through bars.

 

[bluebird]

The ideal age to breed small breed rabbits is 6months.is you wait a whole year they have less chance of gettingpregnant.I have never in twenty years of raising rabbits have rabbitsthat bred through the wire.bluebird